2012 MAZDA MAZDA6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA 6. AFTER REFUELING THE FUEL TANK, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS AT 3/4 FULL, THE FUEL ODOR WOULD DISSIPATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V114000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I OWN A 2012 MAZDA 6 WHICH NOW HAS APPROX. 72,000 MILES. THE FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM AT NIGHT. LUCKILY MY HIGH BEAMS STAYED FUNCTIONAL. AFTER PULLING OVER TO CHECK OUT THE ISSUE I HIT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSY (OUT OF FRUSTRATION) AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHT CAME ON. I DID THE SAME TO THE OTHER SIDE AND THAT LIGHT CAME ON TOO. AS SOON AS I STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MAZDA HEADLIGHTS. THIS PRESENTS A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME AND A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER MAY HAVE PANICKED WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ALSO DRIVES THIS CAR BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH THEM DRIVING AT NIGHT NOW. NOT TO MENTION, THIS CAR IS DUE FOR IT'S YEARLY INSPECTION AND IT WON'T PASS BECAUSE THE LOW BEAMS ARE OUT. I DOUBT THE MECHANIC WILL LET ME HIT THE LIGHTS TO MAKE THEM COME ON FOR THE INSPECTION. ESPECIALLY TO HAVE THEM GO OUT AGAIN AS SOON AS I HIT A BUMP OR TURN THE LIGHTS OFF. AS OF 10-26-15, BOTH OF MY LOW BEAMS ARE OUT AND NOW ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE WILL COME ON WITH A BUMP TO THE LIGHT. WITH THIS MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE, CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL??? I HOPE NOBODY GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE THEY'RE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THEN THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE MOST ROADS DO NOT HAVE STREET LIGHTS, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DEER AND OTHER ANIMALS CROSSING THE ROAD AT NIGHT. PLEASE HELP US IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED WITH MAZDA BEFORE SOMEONE'S CHILD GETS HURT OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE PROMPTLY. IN ADDITION TO THIS BEING A SAFETY CONCERN, I'M NOW BEING FORCED TO DRIVE AN UN INSPECTED VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WON'T PASS THE STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT LOWBEAMS. *TR

THE MAIN FRONT LIGHT IS OFF, IT IS NOT DEAD BUT IT IS OFF. IF YOU HIT A BUMP, IT CUTS OFF. I WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS UP SO I WENT ON YOUTUBE. APPRENTLY THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THEY HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY REPLACING BULBS ONLY TO FIND OUT THERE ISNT A PROBLEM WITH THE BULB ITSELF BUT THE VEHICLE IT SELF. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. NEXT QUESTION ASKS WHEN IT HAPPENED, ITS A CONSTANT THING. YOU ADJUST THE LIGHT SO THAT IT TURNS ON AND THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU ARE DRIVING AND YOU HIT A BUMP AND THE LIGHT CUTS OFF. REALLY ANNOYING AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IN LOCATIONS WITH NO LIGHTING.

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS I NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD OF MY 2012 MAZDA 6 WAS BECOMING STICKY AND LOOKED AS IF IT WERE MELTING. IT ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT A SMELL AND CRACKS BEGAN TO DEVELOP WHILE BECOMING MORE REFLECTIVE THAN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHICH REMAINS NORMAL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN GOOD CONDITION FROM A DEALERSHIP. AFTER NOTIFYING THE NEAREST MAZDA DEALERSHIP THEY STATED NO RECALLS HAD BEEN MADE AND MY BEST HOPES FOR A SOLUTION WAS TO HAVE THEM INSPECT AND PHOTOGRAPH THE CAR'S DASHBOARD AND HOPE THAT MAZDA MAY GIVE ME SOME CREDIT TOWARD REPLACING THE IT. THOUGH I WILL TAKE MY MAZDA 6 TO A DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION, I WAS UNSATISFIED WITH THIS RESPONSE AND LEARNED THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DESCRIBING EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM MY MAZDA 6 IS EXPERIENCING WITH THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE?

HEADLIGHTS KEEP FAILING. I CONTINUE TO CHANGE THE BULBS BUT TODAY FOUND THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS THAT POWERS FRONT LIGHTS HAS MELTED AND LOST ALL OF ITS INSULATION. THERE ARE ONLY BARE WIRES RUNNING INTO CONNECTOR FOR HEADLIGHTS.

LOW BEAMS FAILED ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS WITH IN FIRST YEAR, ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE BULB SEVERAL TIMES, FINALLY REPLACED ENTIRE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES, WITH IN FIRST 2 MONTHS LOW BEAMS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE BULB ARE STILL NOT EFFECTIVE.

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR NO REASON. HAD TO PULL OVER AND BUMP THE HEADLIGHTS TO MAKE THEM WORK. CHECKED THE FUSE AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AT AUTOSHOP. THEY FOUND NOTHING, BUT SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS IN MAZDA 6 CARS BEFORE AND THERE IS A FAULT IN THE DESIGN NOR IS THERE ANY SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. ISSUE CAN BE SEEN IN THE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=UQQPERRESA8

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT 4 TIMES. NO OTHER LIGHT HAS GONE OUT ON THE CAR. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE.

I'VE BEEN REPLACING BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS EVERY 6 MONTHS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THAT I HAD TO BUY REPLACEMENT BULBS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT HEAR I AM REPLACING THE SAME LOW BEAM BULBS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA 6. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V173000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.